Dr. Daniel Cameron

Persistent Infection in Lyme Disease Persistent infection in Lyme disease is one proposed explanation for why some patients continue to experience fatigue, pain, cognitive dysfunction, sleep disruption, and autonomic symptoms after standard treatment. In clinical practice, this possibility remains important because some persistent symptom patterns are difficult to explain by a single post-infectious mechanism alone. […]

Persistent Lyme Disease: Why Symptoms Continue After Treatment Persistent Lyme disease describes ongoing symptoms that continue after Lyme disease treatment or fail to fully resolve over time. Patients may experience fatigue, brain fog, pain, dizziness, sleep disruption, or reduced function long after the initial infection. For a broader overview of symptom patterns, see our Lyme

Why Do Lyme Symptoms Last So Long? Many patients expect Lyme disease symptoms to resolve quickly after treatment. Yet some individuals continue to experience fatigue, joint pain, cognitive difficulties, or neurologic symptoms for months or even years. Understanding why Lyme symptoms last so long requires looking beyond the initial infection and examining the biological processes

Lyme Disease Specialist: Daniel Cameron, MD This page is part of a broader guide to Lyme disease, including symptoms, testing, mechanisms, and recovery. Dr. Daniel Cameron is a Lyme disease specialist and past president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), with decades of experience diagnosing and treating patients with complex tick-borne illnesses,

Borrelia miyamotoi Infection: Symptoms, Testing, and Treatment Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne infection transmitted by the same Ixodes ticks that spread Lyme disease. Although it was first identified in Japan in 1995, human infections have now been reported across North America, Europe, and Asia. Because the same ticks transmit Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi,

Why Lyme Disease Can Affect Multiple Body Systems Lyme disease is often described as a multisystem illness because it can affect several parts of the body at the same time or evolve from one system to another over the course of infection. Some patients initially experience fatigue, fever, headache, or muscle aches. Others may develop